The Great Thanksgiving Listen

In this interview I had the pleasure of learning about my grandma’s life during a time of family and thanks.

Interview with Michael Leitke about Family

I interviewed my father and talked about family, when he met my mother and raising me and my sister.

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November 30, 2022 App Interview

me (Julie friedman) interviews my dad Micheal Friedman about his spouse, his childhood and the holidays. this interview takes place in our living room.

Interview w Namma and Pop

We talked about their childhood, their wedding and relationship, their children, and our ancestors

Mother's Day chat with Eileen Clark.

We discussed Eileen's early life in Queens, New York, her marriage to Henry Clark, and how they moved to Long Island to raise a family.

Mother's Day chat with Jean McNeill

We discussed what it was like for Jean growing up in NYC and then raising a family on Long Island.

Stina Nanavati: A mother’s day interview

This is an interview with Stina Nanavati (mother) being questioned by John Nanavati (husband) and Ravi Nanavati (son). We asked questions about her family, the history of her talking feet, and a bit about her experiences with racism while growing...

An Interview with Mom

My Mom is Brigitta Woodward, born and raised in Kalrsruhe, Germany, and 59 years young. My parents married in Germany when my mom was 32, and she left her life there to move to upstate New York with my siblings...

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James Siragusa and Helen Siragusa

James Siragusa (66) speaks to his mother, Helen Siragusa (99) about Helen's life as a WWII nurse and mother of eight as she nears her 100th birthday.

Great Uncle Joe, 90 and Full of Life

My Great Uncle Joe: "I've had a gorgeous life." After the interview, he kept going. Looking at a 60" TV, he said the first TV he bought his father-in-law was a console with a 7" screen that received a single...

Faith and Dave Butcher

Faith finds out how Dave really feels about his childhood, his work and their life together.

Great Thanksgiving Listen Part 2

During this part of the interview, we talked about my pop-pop’s experience being a husband and father, and what it was like to raise his four kids and eventually grand children.

"I’m more of a painter in music than a musician" – Alan Semerdjian

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Alan Semerdjian (Long Island) who makes meaning of his life through art. They discuss family influence, Armenian heritage, dialectic thinking, writing, music, and the art of educating.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

In this interview I had the pleasure of learning about the childhood, education, career and marriage of my grandma. Not only was I able to learn information, but had some heart warming interaction with her.

growing up and learning with the natural world

Kerissa Battle (42) an ecologist in the Catskills talks with a close family friend Leana Tishim (13) a student on Long Island about her childhood and the experiences and lessons learned. She also shares a few lessons about finding oneself...